Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common to abundant (Gibbs et al. 2001).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be increasing in abundance and expanding its range in, for example, Israel and Arabia, since the mid-1970's (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory

Occurrence status

Presence

Breeding

Non-breeding

Passage

Resident

Algeria

Native

Extant

Angola

Native

Extant

Bahrain

Native

Extant

Yes

Benin

Native

Extant

Botswana

Native

Extant

Burkina Faso

Native

Extant

Burundi

Vagrant

Extant

Cameroon

Native

Extant

Central African Republic

Native

Extant

Chad

Native

Extant

Congo

Native

Extant

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Native

Extant

Côte d'Ivoire

Native

Extant

Cyprus

Vagrant

Extant

Djibouti

Native

Extant

Egypt

Native

Extant

Eritrea

Native

Extant

Ethiopia

Native

Extant

Gabon

Native

Extant

Gambia

Native

Extant

Ghana

Native

Extant

Guinea

Native

Extant

Guinea-Bissau

Native

Extant

Iraq

Native

Extant

Yes

Israel

Native

Extant

Yes

Jordan

Native

Extant

Yes

Kenya

Native

Extant

Kuwait

Native

Extant

Yes

Lesotho

Native

Extant

Madagascar

Native

Extant

Malawi

Native

Extant

Mali

Native

Extant

Mauritania

Native

Extant

Morocco

Vagrant

Extant

Yes

Mozambique

Native

Extant

Namibia

Native

Extant

Niger

Native

Extant

Nigeria

Native

Extant

Oman

Native

Extant

Yes

Qatar

Native

Extant

Yes

Rwanda

Native

Extant

Saudi Arabia

Native

Extant

Yes

Senegal

Native

Extant

Sierra Leone

Vagrant

Extant

Somalia

Native

Extant

South Africa

Native

Extant

South Sudan

Native

Extant

Yes

Sudan

Native

Extant

Swaziland

Native

Extant

Syria

Native

Extant

Yes

Tanzania

Native

Extant

Togo

Native

Extant

Uganda

Native

Extant

United Arab Emirates

Native

Extant

Yes

Western Sahara

Native

Extant

Yes

Yemen

Native

Extant

Yes

Zambia

Native

Extant

Zimbabwe

Native

Extant

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)

Habitat (level 2)

Importance

Occurrence

Artificial/Terrestrial

Arable Land

suitable

breeding

Artificial/Terrestrial

Arable Land

suitable

non-breeding

Artificial/Terrestrial

Rural Gardens

suitable

breeding

Artificial/Terrestrial

Rural Gardens

suitable

non-breeding

Grassland

Subtropical/Tropical Dry

suitable

breeding

Grassland

Subtropical/Tropical Dry

suitable

non-breeding

Grassland

Temperate

suitable

breeding

Grassland

Temperate

suitable

non-breeding

Savanna

Dry

suitable

breeding

Savanna

Dry

suitable

non-breeding

Shrubland

Subtropical/Tropical Dry

suitable

breeding

Shrubland

Subtropical/Tropical Dry

suitable

non-breeding

Altitude

0 - 1800 m

Occasional altitudinal limits

Utilisation

Purpose

Primary form used

Life stage used

Source

Scale

Level

Timing

Pets

Whole

Adults and juveniles

Wild

Subsistence, National

Non-trivial

Recent

Pets

Whole

Adults and juveniles

Wild

International

Non-trivial

Recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Oena capensis. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 03/08/2015.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2015) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 03/08/2015.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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